written and created by Kannadi Viswanathan. Soundtrack The film featured a soundtrack composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics written by Gireesh Puthenchery. Reception Box office CID Moosa was a commercial success at the box office. The film was the second highest-grossing Malayalam film of that year, behind Balettan. It was made on a budget of 2.5 crore at a relatively higher budget for a Malayalam film at that time. Critical response The film is considered as one of the best slapstick comedy films in Malayalam, it has also achieved a cult fan following. In 2016, art house filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan stated that his favourite film of Dileep is C.I.D. Moosa. Remakes Following the success of CID Moosa, it was remade in Tamil as Cheena Thaana 001 in 2007, in Kannada as C. I. D. Eesha in 2013 and in Telugu as Ramachari in 2013. Sequel In 2016, it was revealed that a sequel is in development by the same team. But later on 28 October 2020, actor Dileep himself launched the promo of an animated series based on CID Moosa. The actor announced that a CID Moosa animation film will soon hit the screens after 17 years since its release. References External links CID-Moosa 2000s Malayalam-language films 2003 films Indian slapstick comedy films Malayalam films remade in other languages 2000s crime comedy films Indian crime comedy films Films about organised crime in India Films about terrorism in India Fictional portrayals of the Kerala Police Films shot in Kochi Films scored by Vidyasagar Films with screenplays by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas Films directed by Johny Antony 2003 comedy films